We had a very nice event today on our walk. An hour or so into it we came upon a school with a lot of welcomes in different languages pasted to the window nearest to our trail. As we looked at it, a teacher popped his head out of the window, established that we were from Ireland, said that he had lived in Redford Park in Greystones for a year, and invited us in to meet the class. We went in to find that the school has embraced the Camino, and has collected memorabilia and established connections around the world because of it. We met the most gorgeous young children and were photographed with them. We promised to post the photograph in our blog this evening - see below. It was a wonderful experience!
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| With our new school friends |
We were on the road this morning late ish - 8.45, but we made really good time. Our time for the past few days has increased considerably. Fleur has an app and until recently we were progressing at 4kmph. However, now it shows that we are moving at 5kmph. I think it is a combination of flatter terrain and our increasing fitness.
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| Black pig |
We got to Padron at around 14.00. This is the stage finish, but it would leave us with 25km tomorrow if we had stopped there, and that would mean a 7am start (in the dark) in the morning to make it to Santiago for an Airbnb key collection at 4pm. So we have proceeded to the Hotel Scala about 3km beyond Padron. It is a nice hotel, even if the WIFI is a bit iffy while they transition to a new system.
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| Feeding a sugar addict |
Mary reminded me today of the concept of "Camino brain". This is where all the different days, places, albergues, hotels, cafes, pilgrims, etc. overwhelm your brain and it is impossible to recall anything without a lot of thought and prompts from your fellow walkers. Well, at this stage I have Camino brain.
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| This morning - typical of the trail we've encountered the past few days |
Tomorrow is our last day walking. It is a second visit to Santiago for two of us and we can't wait!!
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